American Indian culture to be showcased

Why six months and why just SC? If the nation's tribes want to unite for a showcase of tribal habits and attributes and teach non-natives the truth about the varying tribes, let the tribes originally native to the geographical regions sponsor their areas like they do in OK. If this went on in only SC for six months, I think everyone in SC would tire of a 'traveling road show'. Please make it more profound and interesting that what is suggested here. Expand the area of the activity to include a southwest region perhaps. Advertise and peak the public's interest, make it an annual happening. Get all the native stories out there and let's revive the important history and culture to let the 'conquerors' know what they almost destroyed with their greed and arrogance. Let's REALLY appreciate the original inhabitants in a very respective way.

One of my ancestors was MicMac-Penobscot, which is a north-eastern Woodlands tribe. Do you have Indian ancestors, too, Freeman? I wouldn't mind hearing about any and/or all tribes, especially since I don't know which tribe the other Indian ancestor was from. But it would be especially nice to have the most in depth presentation to be of the tribes from South Carolina and/or Georgia, depending on which side of the river you live. That would be respectful. Then we could add others on expanding in a geographical order. Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, for instance.

I think it's great. And Freeman, most of the Tribes in Oklahoma that you speak of are NOT native to that State; they were FORCED TO RESIDE THERE by the US Government. As a result of this, many Native Americans died because the move had taken them from their own environment and they were unable to adjust. Seems to me you would prefer to see a 6 month touring show about the reproductive life of a beetle then learning something as an adult that you should have been taught in grammar school. There is no Native American Month to honor their many fine contributions to this country, INCLUDING our Bill of Rights, which was lifted from the social structure of the existing Tribes throughout the U.S. That is a piece of history most prefer to ignore; but it is a proven fact. England had nothing to do with the construction of our Bill of Rights; they didn't even have anything the founding fathers could borrow from.